Ex-California police sergeant shoots ex-deputy wife in murder suicide

Key Points:

• Former San Francisco Police Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, 65, and her 24-year-old daughter Katie were shot dead by Ann’s husband, retired Sergeant Kevin Mannix, 68, who then took his own life in Marin County, California.
• The three bodies were discovered Sunday evening in their home in the Strawberry Circle community, with police confirming no ongoing threat to the community and ongoing investigations at the scene.
• Ann Mannix was a pioneering figure in the SFPD, being the first woman to join and lead the SWAT team and later heading both the Field Operations and Special Operations Bureaus.
• Kevin Mannix retired from the SFPD in 2018 after 27 years of service, and the incident has deeply affected the police department and community, with official statements expressing profound sadness and shock.
• San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Police Officer’s Association honored Ann Mannix’s legacy and called for support for those impacted by the tragic murder-suicide.